// Station · 1h 0m ago · STALE
KOTM
Ottumwa Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 350° / 10 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 13.9°C / 11.1°C
ALTIM 29.99 inHg
ELEV 845 FT
41.1064°N / 92.4498°W
LOCATION · Ottumwa, US
WIND
350°10 kt
KOTM · 845 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
350°/10
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
14 / 11
ALTIM
29.99"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 350°/10 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KOTM 270953Z AUTO 35010KT 10SM CLR 14/11 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01390111
KOTM · day 27 at 09:53 UTC · wind from 350° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 14°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.1 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 350° @ 10 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
350°10 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
31★
HDG 310°
H8 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 6,001'
04
HDG 040°
H6 kt
X8 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 80%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
22
HDG 220°
T6 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
13
HDG 130°
T8 kt
X6 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,845 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL).
Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying.
// On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.
// Density altitude · ISA +0°C
800FT
-45 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV845 FT
OAT+14°C
ISA DELTA+0°C
PRESSURE ALT771 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KCID
(The Eastern Iowa Airport, Cedar Rapids, elev 869 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+8%
-6%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+6%
-4%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+3%
-2%
Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.
// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:43ZSUNRISE
18:08ZSOLAR NOON
01:33ZSUNSET
02:05ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:53Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 39m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:05Z (15h 12m)
DAY LENGTH14h 49m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE19:26Z
MOONSET10:15Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KCID
VFR
The Eastern Iowa Airport · Cedar Rapids
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT120
- DIST
- 57 NM NE
- AGE
- 1h 1m ago
KDSM
VFR
Des Moines International Airport · Des Moines
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW110
- DIST
- 60 NM NW
- AGE
- 59m ago
KIRK
VFR
Kirksville Regional Airport · Kirksville
- WIND
- 010° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 61 NM S
- AGE
- 58m ago
KBRL
VFR
Southeast Iowa Regional Airport · Burlington
- WIND
- 010° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 63 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
KALO
VFR
Waterloo Regional Airport · Waterloo
- WIND
- 090° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 87 NM N
- AGE
- 59m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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